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title: "DHSC: SCI: Healthy Babies Evaluation"
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# DHSC: SCI: Healthy Babies Evaluation

Buyer: Department of Health & Social Care  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8ab58772-4ed5-46aa-9f00-38df13d5ed74

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care in London commissioned services to evaluate the Healthy Babies scheme, including an assessment of its viability. The requirement is classified as survey services and falls within the services category. Delivery is associated with the department’s London address and covers the United Kingdom, Europe, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories and the rest of the world. The work therefore concerns research and evaluation of a health-related public programme, with a potentially broad geographic scope. It is relevant to organisations that undertake structured surveys, programme evaluation and viability assessments, particularly in public health or related policy settings.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 28 July 2026 to RAND Europe Community Interest Company. The contract runs from 27 July 2026 to 31 March 2029. The awarded value is £4,612,076.22, against an estimated procurement value of £3,843,396.85. The tender deadline was 24 June 2026 at noon. This was a selective mini-competition call-off from the RM6126 dynamic purchasing system. The department identified the opportunity as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprise organisations. The published outcome records one active award and the same supplier and value in both award entries.

Although this contract has been awarded, it provides a clear indication of the Department of Health and Social Care’s demand for substantial evaluation and research support for health programmes. A credible future competitor would need demonstrable capability in survey services, programme evaluation and viability assessment, with the capacity to manage a requirement operating across the UK and international locations. Organisations should be able to produce robust evidence for public-sector decision-making and deliver work at significant scale over a multi-year period. The procurement was suitable for SMEs and VCSEs, so smaller specialist research, evaluation and social-policy organisations may be well placed to compete, including through the dynamic purchasing system route.

## Notice

Mini Comp via RM6126 DPS for a supplier to run evaluation, viability assessment into the Healthy Babies scheme.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dfbb44ec-8bcb-4ad7-851b-fe2939428df6 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Jun 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 27 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,843,396 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £4,612,076 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department of Health & Social Care |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RAND Europe Community Interest Company |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79311000 - Survey services

## Release History

- 26 Aug 2026 at 12:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dfbb44ec-8bcb-4ad7-851b-fe2939428df6
- 26 Aug 2026 at 12:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ef4a401b-412b-4e02-9c35-60a48834b50b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dfbb44ec-8bcb-4ad7-851b-fe2939428df6
  26th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ef4a401b-412b-4e02-9c35-60a48834b50b
  26th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/19f8cab8-6185-48d3-86dd-5ccf4614256a
  Healthy Babies Draft DPS Order Terms Contract C460096 Final_Redacted
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6fc03fac-cfe8-438d-a2e9-5544184051e6
  Healthy Babies Draft DPS Order Terms Contract C460096 Final_Redacted

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